Desert View Conservation Area

Old Dale Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 2 hr

Old Dale Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 614 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi2,684 – 3,160 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10535, -116.30468
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Old Dale Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 2,683–3,158 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10535, -116.30468

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Larkspur Avenue, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Palm Vista Drive, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Dale Road, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Desert Tortoise Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Larkspur Avenue, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind22 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 102°85°
Wed 100°77°
Thu 104°80°
Fri 104°84°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

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